Running game continues Clinton Central's resurgence

How things have changed in the course of one season for the Clinton Central football team.

After going 0-10 in Justin Gardiner's first season a year ago, the Bulldogs improved to 4-1 Friday night with a 40-10 victory against Taylor.

Clinton Central's path to its third consecutive victory came on the ground, where it racked up 400 yards. Anthony Ransford led the attack with 135 yards and two touchdowns. Ransford also had 82 yards receiving.

Zion Cosgray rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns for the Indians (2-3).

Kaleb Caudle also rushed for a pair of touchdowns for a Twin Lakes offense that accumulated 503 total yards. Cosgray also caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Danny Bennett that closed out a 28-point first quarter.

Benton Central (0-5) was held to 34 net yards and three first downs while committing five turnovers.

Delphi 44, Tri-Central 6

The Oracles’ best start in four decades continued with Seth Waters throwing four touchdown passes.

Waters was 21 of 29 for 245 yards, and favorite target Blake Carroll made seven receptions for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Kane Zimpfer also caught a touchdown pass, and Kullen Lowry hauled in six passes for 61 yards for the Oracles (5-0).

Attica 32, Fountain Central 8

Eli Kirkpatrick threw for 186 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Chase Little as Attica (4-1) handed the Mustangs their first loss.

KIrkpatrick also rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown. His TD passes of 29 and 81 yards to Little, plus Drew Sheridan's 4-yard scoring run, gave the Red Ramblers a 22-8 halftime lead. Little finished with 141 receiving yards

Jack Hargan recorded two safeties, a sack and nine tackles for the Attica defense. Jorden Douglass had three sacks among his eight tackles.

Gabe Riley put the Mustangs (4-1) on the scoreboard with a 32-yard run and the ensuing two-point conversion.

Tri-County 68, South Newton 0

Kale Lawson just about did it all for the Cavaliers in a 34-point first quarter, throwing a touchdown, pass, rushing for two scores and returning a punt for a fourth score.

Lawson hooked up with Aaron Powell on a 20-yard pass to launch the scoring. Sam Getz went 78 yards for a touchdown one play after Hunter Musser recorded one of five interceptions for the Cavaliers defense.

With the two teams agreeing to a running clock following the first quarter, Lawson added a third touchdown run and Getz had two more TDs to make it 54-0 after three quarters. Korbin Lawson had touchdown runs of 3 and 14 yards in the fourth quarter.

Traders Point 34, Frontier 14

Jack Mikesell threw a pair of touchdown passes to Dilyn Cullum but the Falcons couldn’t climb out of an early 20-0 hole.

Mikesell rushed for 99 yards on nine carries for the Falcons (2-2).

Kyle Johnson’s touchdown runs of 3, 23 and 1 yards gave Traders Point Christian a lead it would not relinquish early in the second quarter. Johnson finished with 145 yards rushing and four touchdowns.

Western Boone 60, North Montgomery 14

Kruze Washington rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns, helping the Stars surge to a 28-0 lead after one quarter.

Jaron Bradford and Zak Searle had rushing touchdowns for the Chargers, who were held to 18 net rushing yards and 54 overall.

Sheridan 48, Clinton Prairie 6

Cameron Hovey scored a career-best four touchdowns, including an interception return, to lead the Class A No. 9 Blackhawks (4-1, 4-0) to a Hoosier Heartland Conference road victory.

Hovey finished with 107 yards rushing. Teammate Nick Burnell picked up 166 yards on the ground and caught four passes for 59 yards.